Busybody neighbours have complained to local councils more than 5,600 times in just one year over domestic wood-burning. The figures, obtained through Freedom of Information requests by campaign group ...

Local authorities handled about 100 complaints a week from illegal burning of wood in smoke-control areas between September 2023 and August 2024. But just four fines of around £300 each were ...

Wood-burning stoves can keep you warm and cozy but can be hazardous to your health if used improperly. According to the American Lung Association, wood-burning stoves produce toxins that are damaging ...

A ban on indoor and outdoor wood burning was extended through Monday for a large swath of Southern California due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area, officials said. The residential ...

Thousands of people are set to line the city’s streets to watch the mesmerising Burning the Clocks parade this weekend. More than 2,000 people will walk through the city centre with intricately ...

Some campaigners are so concerned about the possible health risk that they recently urged the U.K. government to phase out of wood burning stoves and open fires in homes by 2030. The non-profit ...

Ukraine has launched a blistering attack on an oil pipeline inside Russia in another humiliating blow to Vladimir Putin. Kyiv's forces struck oil infrastructure near Bryansk, a city just over 235 ...

Experts have issued an urgent warning over trendy wood-burning stoves, as research reveals they produce more pollution than road traffic. Researchers from the University of Birmingham found that ...

Burning wood at home produces more pollution than road traffic, according to new research. The findings, from the University of Birmingham, show a quarter of harmful particles in the air ...

A quarter of harmful particles in the air came from domestic fires, researchers claimed Burning wood at home produces more pollution than road traffic, according to new research. The findings ...

We need to see immediate and coordinated actions at local and national levels to reduce wood burning, improve air quality - including enhancement and enforcement of smoke control areas to curb ...